Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-08-17
THE INSANE AsYLUMs.

AT the recent extra session Of the Legislature
| the following joint resolution was adopted
The subject was introduced in the Senate by
| Mr.. Lovenstein. cf Rioamond. and was amend
ed by Senator Koiner of Augusta. in which
| shape 1t was adopted in that body and Their
concurred In by the House of Delegates
Resolved. That the superintendent of tht
| Eastern, Western, Southwestern, and Contra
iunatic asylums are hereby constituted com
mission to examine and report on the follow
| ing subjects to the next General Assembly: -,
| First. AS to the adCisability of dividing the
State into three divisions for the purpose O.
providing for the whit e insane of the State. ana
| If advisable to apportion the. State for the re-
spective divisions, taking into consideration
the population and means of transportation.
Second. Providing for the transferring OF pa
| tents from one asylum to another.
Third. II report plan by which the qulel
! and 1ncurable insat-a If both colors may oe
provided for at less cost than at present and o.
giving more accommodation for new ana
violent cases ofinsanity, and to report on sucn
other matters in regal to the treatment or tne
insane of the State as they may deem practical
BILE.
The commission herein created of the Super
intendents ofAsylums to wit: DR.. j. d. Mon
cure, of the Eastern; DR.. B. D. Conrad, OF the
Western; DIR. Randolph Barksdale, Of the Cen
trail, and DR.. Harvey Black, of the Southwest
tern comm nced, at the Western Friday. the
18th instant.
Dividing the State into three districts, assign
ing to each asylum for whites certain counties
and cities, was agfeed upon. Following are
those assigned to the Western: Frederick,
Clarke, Loudoun, Warren, Page, Shenandoah,
Fairfax, Rappannock, Culpeper. Orange. Madi-
son, Greene, Alben;arle, Rockingham. Augusta
Highland, Rockbridge, Bath, Fluvanna, Allie
ghany, Pittsylvania. Halifax. Charlotte Prince
Edward, Appomattoz, Amherst, Nelson, Alex
ri drIa aft GtQff ord
spotsylvania. Louisa, Buckingham, Campbell.
and Lynchburg.
The second and third paragraphs of the reso-
ution are under con sideIation with some pro-
gress made the first day of the session with the
third.
The number of incurables are estimated as
follows: In the Eastern, 400; Western, 600; In
the Central (colored), 400. A large proportion
Of the patients received ut the Southwestern,
the recently opened asylum for whites, are in
durable.
The third clause of the resolution commits
the Importance of better and less expensive
provisions for this clas5 to the attention Of the
commission.
The commission left for the Southwestern
Asylum at Marion, on the 18th instant. During
November they will meet at the Eastern and
Central Asylum and bave the report perfected
before the Legislature assemblies.
The following named members OF the Board
Of Directors of the Western were there on the
10Th instant, Messrs. Edmondson, Boyd, Brad
shaw Opie and Trout.
TRAVELLERS Protective ASSOCIATION, Posi-
CA number of III eTcnants and tradesmen of
Staunton, having applied for charter, under
which to organize Post in this city, authority
was given by the President of the Virginia
Division, Trave,ers' Protective Association.
and on the evening of the 10th instant, at the
Virginia HOTEL Mr.. 81. E. Hirshberg, of Rich
mond, Secretary of the division, instituted
Post c." with III following charter member
ship -
NJ 4. Hope, John >IoQuaide. +. r. Andrews,
N. \. Booker. W III. oackley, Andrew Bow
ling, s. H. Cohen, Z. L. Gibbs, o. NJ Goode, G.
P Lambert. ]. H. Landlord, ]. q. Powell, G.
c. Maslin, James sullivan, w. r. Tyree, W.
Whitmore c, W. Warden. NJ. Witt, and B. f.
Bailey.
The following officers were elected for the
term -
NJ. A. Hope. of Stack, Splitter Co., Presi.
dent NJ. A. Booker of the Maslin & Booker
Hardware Co., Secretary. and Messrs. Geo. G.
Maslin, r. R. Andrews, Jno. McQuaide, and
c. w. Warden, Directors.
The Post is entitled to three Vice-Presidents
and several Committees, which will be ap-
pointed hereafter.
In explaining the objects of the Association,
Mr.. Hirshberg said that there were 25. 600 MEM
bers of it in the Union. though as yet only five
years in existence. In Virginia there are two
Posts in Richmond, one each In Norfolk and
Lynchburg, and Petersburg and Danville are
soon to have one each.
The appointments from Post c., on the stand
ing committees, ofthe Firginia Division. are
as follows -
On Railroads, John McQuaide; on Hotels, NJ
A. Hope; on the Press, II. r. Tyree, with W.
N. Fishburne, of Waynesboro on Baggage,
Geo. G. Maslin; on employment Bureau, NJ.
Witt and John McQuaide.
Ladies, remember, Shirley & TAYLOR
have marked down their entire stock of sum-
mer goods at stat ting low prices.